Prior to the show’s opening tonight, they show a portrait of Jack Brisco, who passed away recently. Tonight’s program is in his memory.
Raw is live tonight from Nashville, Tenn., as we get the standard opening video and pyrotechnics. William Shatner, of Star Trek and PriceLine.com fame, is our guest host tonight, and King and Cole hype the fact that Bret Hart will be on the program tonight to confront Vince McMahon.
The crowd is hot and into it already as The Rated R Superstar, Edge, is introduced. Cole and King remind us that Edge was the 29th entrant into the Royal Rumble last night. He first went after Chris Jericho and eliminated him, then held on to eliminate John Cena at the end to win. The Road to Wrestlemania 26 in Phoenix is now underway, and Edge is well on his way to a main-event shot at the champion of his choosing.
Edge makes his way to the ring and gets on the mic. “I’m Baaaaaccckkkk!” he says. He starts to cut a promo, reminding us of how he’s now gotten his shot at main-eventing Wrestlemania 26. Then he comes back to six months ago. He and Jericho won the Unified Tag Team Titles, but Edge unfortunately got injured.
Edge went on to talk about how the doctors said he wouldn’t be back until March, April, May, June, or maybe never. Then he comes back to seven weeks ago, when Jericho thanked Edge for getting injured so that Jeri-Show could claim the Best Tag Team Slammy.
Edge said the room got quiet that night, not because Dennis Miller made another joke that bombed, but because Edge made a vow to not miss another WrestleMania. He said he realized who he is and referred to himself as an ultimate opportunist, a remark that drew a few boos.
Edge said he worked his tail off in rehab in order to come back in time for the Royal Rumble, and win it. Seven weeks later, Edge said that Jericho has his Slammy Award and his mug shot on TMZ (ouch!). Edge, meanwhile, has his ticket punched to WrestleMania and a title shot at the champion of his choice.
Edge said he faced Undertaker two years ago and lost. Unlike Shawn Michaels, he can have Taker again if he wants. Edge pondered aloud if the smart thing would be to go after a guy who was 17-0 at ‘Mania or go after a guy who had never been to WrestleMania before…referring to Sheamus.
He said he could make the call tonight, or wait until after Elimination Chamber in three weeks to make his decision. Edge said one thing is for certain, and that the Rated R Superstar will headline WrestleMania 26. His music hits.
Before Edge gets out of the ring, Sheamus’ music hits. The WWE champion makes his way to the ring, while Cole tells us that a “miscommunication” within Legacy cost Orton his opportunity to claim the WWE Championship last night. Edge is smiling, and the crowd is booing Sheamus.
Sheamus tells Edge that lots of things have changed since Edge went out with injury. Edge says “yeah, Raw’s been taken over by an evil Ronald McDonald.” Babyface pop for that remark, and I admit I laughed.
Sheamus goes on, saying that he beat John Cena for the title, something Edge failed to do at WrestleMania, and he beat Randy Orton last night also. Edge stops him and says “news flash, I’ve beaten Cena and Orton a bunch of times…”.
Sheamus cuts Edge off and says that he’ll still be champion after Elimination Chamber, and if he can beat Cena and Orton, he won’t break a sweat against Edge.
Sheamus tells Edge to run off to Smackdown before he rips his head off. The two stand off face to face in the middle of the ring. Sheamus threatens to put Edge back on the shelf for good and asks if he’s deaf. Suddenly, Sheamus hits a cheap shot with the microphone and a stiff forearm shot to send Edge to the mat. He’s setting up for the bicycle kick but Edge gets out of the way and takes Sheamus down.
The two brawl for a bit, and the crowd is hot for Edge here. Edge gets to the corner and does his bit before he nails a big spear on Sheamus. Edge gives his face reactions as he does before leaving the ring. King and Cole recap it as he does, and speculate on what Edge will do with his title opportunity.
Interesting reaction to Edge. It seemed the crowd popped a little for him at first but you could still hear some boos as he started talking. Sheamus is definitely gaining heel momentum and the crowd is starting to go against him. Edge vs. Sheamus doesn’t feel right at WrestleMania though, I’m sorry. Seems that would be a better TV match than a pay per view event. I sense an Edge-Jericho program, if even a short one, coming soon.
Sheamus will defend his WWE Championship against five other men in the Elimination Chamber in three weeks. We get a video promo of the Elimination Chamber itself. Cena is going to be in the first match to determine those five contenders and that’s after commercial. All the matches tonight will be qualifying matches. Out to commercial.
Back from commercial, and it’s time for John Cena to come to the ring. Big pop tonight from the crowd, and King said the roof just blew off the place. A bit of cross-promotion going on and plugging the ratings that “Psych” got with Cena guest starring. Stacy Keibler is on this week.
Cody Rhodes is Cena’s opponent. I knew who was winning before this match started, sadly. Cody tried to help out Randy Orton last night, and it backfired miserably. We’re going to get more on that later in the show.
Rhodes starts off hot with right hands and backs Cena into the corner. Cody then gets a big Russian leg sweep and a two count. Cody follows that up with a neckbreaker. Rhodes is fired up, and drops a knee to Cena’s face but when he tries for the second one, Cena moves. Did anyone else hear the audible “spot call” by Cena right about here in the match?
After the missed knee, Cena starts his comeback with the shoulder blocks, and then goes for the side-slam. Rhodes reverses it and gets a roll-up for two. Cena immediately grabs him, nails the side-slam then goes into the “You Can’t See Me!” routine. Five Knuckle Shuffle time, and he sets Rhodes up for the Attitude Adjustment but Rhodes gets out of it and nails a short-arm clothesline.
What’s up with Lawler constantly calling Rhodes “Randy Orton” tonight? Cody Rhodes gets a top-rope moonsault for two. Suddenly out of the corner, Cena nails the Attitude Adjustment for the three count and win. Cena is the first of Sheamus’ contenders.
No surprise here, really. With the vow to not lose until he recaptures the title, it somewhat gave it away to me that Cena would win this match to challenge in the Elimination Chamber. Seemed like the entire match was in fast forward or something though…they both looked off to me tonight.
We get a video package from Survivor Series, 1997. Of course, this is setting up Bret Hart’s return tonight. Didn’t we see something like this a couple weeks ago on another program?
Vince is backstage, strutting his way down the hall as he does and he’s interrupted by Josh Matthews. Matthews wants to know if Vince has seen Bret Hart tonight. Vince said he hasn’t, and won’t, and no one will. He doubts Bret will show tonight.
Vince heads to his office, and he’s staring at the wall (why?). He turns and says to someone off camera “what a surprise.” He asks who that person thinks he is, and whatever he had to say he should just say it.
Camera pans left and it’s Shatner. Shatner says “let me tell you something, as a fan, a Canadian, and as a human being, I can’t wait for Bret Hart to embarrass you tonight.” Vince mutters something about lousy guest hosts and walks off. Commercials.
Back from commercial, we get the second qualifying match for the Elimination Chamber. Jack Swagger is out first, and he’s doing push-ups in the aisle. King reminds us that he is a natural in the ring and he injured Santino Marella last week on Raw.
There’s a pause and the classic theme hits: “Time to play the game…”. Swagger will be taking on Triple H in this match. No DX gear or the Unified Tag Title Belts on Triple H this week. He does his whole traditional entrance while Cole plugs his legendary status.
This is a chance for both of these guys to redeem themselves a bit from disappointing Rumble showings. It’s also a chance to get back in the title hunt. King was particularly glad to see Triple H dispatch CM Punk from the Rumble, but it was Shawn Michaels who sent Triple H out.
This match might be a bit more meaningful and exciting if WWE had not unplugged Jack Swagger’s push.
Swagger starts off with a go-behind takedown and rides Triple H into the ropes. Mat based amateur style by Swagger to start. Swagger then starts taunting with push-ups and Triple H starts with the right hands. Triple H sends Swagger to the ropes, goes for a clothesline that misses but gets the Harley Race high knee, then knocks Swagger out of the ring. Commercial break.
Charles Barkley is in this commercial segment, rhyming along to pimp Taco Bell. Did WWE consider bringing him in as a guest host? That might rock.
Back from the break, and Swagger’s whipping Triple H to the corner. A DDT-like move nets Swagger a two count. Swagger nails an elbow drop and gets another two. The two end up outside and Swagger bounces Triple H’s face off the ring apron. Back in the ring, Swagger nails a big slam for two, and then controls the action with a chinlock. Swagger tries to get a splash, but Triple H got his knees up to block it.
Triple H with the hard right hands now, and I’m surprised Cole didn’t call it vintage. He sends Swagger off the ropes and nails a face buster for two. Swagger ends up in the corner, where he gets a hard right hand shot and then a spine buster coming out of the corner for another two count. Is it me or does Swagger look straight up gassed right now?
Triple H goes for the Pedigree, but Swagger backdrops his way out of it. This time he connects on his corner splash and nearly gets the fall. Triple H walks into a belly-to-belly suplex for another two count. Swagger whips him to the corner, and starts with shoulder blocks. Then he gets Triple H up on his shoulder and starts taunting again, pointing at the WrestleMania 26 sign. Triple H counters, and slams Swagger with the Pedigree to win the match.
No surprise, again. Triple H would not be denied an opportunity to go after the title, especially with how Swagger has been de-pushed here. Not a bad match, but some typical booking at the end with the taunting angle. Swagger seems just “off” right now, and I guess an eight month shoving down the ladder experience will do that to you.
Randy Orton will take on Shawn Michaels next for another Elimination Chamber slot. That’s a good looking match right there, maybe even pay-per-view quality.
Going to break, they shill the replay of the Royal Rumble, and hit some highlights of the night like Beth Phoenix eliminating Great Khali, CM Punk’s promo, and Edge’s return.
In a strange comedy bit, we get a video coming back from break of Shatner doing his voice-over stuff for WWE Superstar themes. He did Cena’s, Mysterio’s, Triple H’s, and Shawn Michaels’. Wasn’t exactly “must see TV” but I guess they needed something for Shatner.
Backstage, Shawn Michaels is looking despondent. Triple H comes in after his match and wants to talk. Immediately, Hornswaggle interrupts and tells Triple H about Shatner’s butchering of his “The Game” theme. Triple H tells Horsnwaggle to go bite him or something. They start talking about what happened at the Rumble, and how HBK eliminated Triple H. Triple H joked that he’d have done the same exact thing.
Shawn said he was supposed to win the Rumble, go on to WrestleMania and end the Undertaker’s streak. Triple H said Shawn was going nuts and had to get it out of his mind. HBK superkicked a referee and got fined for it, and was lucky he didn’t get suspended. Nice follow up on the consequences of that move last night.
Triple H said that Shawn needed to focus on getting to the Elimination Chamber, and that Triple H has no problem winning the title and the two of them tearing the house down at WrestleMania. Shawn took well to the pep talk and headed to the ring, leaving Triple H to deal with Hornswoggle.
Orton’s music hits. I wonder why they didn’t have Shatner do the voice-over thing for that one? It’s going to take Orton a while to get to the ring, so let’s go to commercial.
Coming back, we are shown a recap of the events at the Rumble where Orton lost to Sheamus by disqualification. Orton had the match won but Legacy cost him the win. Orton snapped on Legacy after the match and beat them down. King said “who could blame Orton for being upset?”
HBK is out next to his standard “Sexy Boy” entrance music, yet he’s wearing DX gear. Orton is just staring at the floor as HBK gets to the ring and poses.
The two lock up to start the match. Cole says a light went off above Shawn’s head when Triple H delivered the pep talk. The two back into the corner and break cleanly but stare each other down. They tie up again, and back into the corner again and exchange stares. Orton goes for the right hand but misses, and HBK starts chopping away at him. HBK nails a neck breaker on Orton and looked like he might try to go for Sweet Chin Music but Orton bailed out of the ring.
HBK goes after him, and Orton dives back in the ring and tries to set up the elevated DDT. HBK fights out of it, chops Orton to the mat and then goes for a cross-body splash off the ropes that nets a two count. Orton fires Michaels to the corner, where he ends up upside down, then Orton gets him with the fallaway back breaker. Cole gives us a vintage history lesson on back injuries.
Methodical offense by Orton with stomps and knees, but HBK begins to fire back. His comeback is stopped by a drop kick by Orton for a two count. Cole and King say that neither is playing with a full deck and are in a fragile state of mind tonight after the Rumble events. Orton is still in charge, utilizing a facelock/chinlock hold and then clubbing blows especially to the back.
Orton perches Michaels up on the ropes and goes up after him. Michaels fights him off though, and lands a “vintage” elbow drop. Michaels is tuning up the band now, but Orton ducks out of the way. Orton looked like was going to go for the RKO, but HBK came back with an atomic drop/chop sequence, then hit the flying forearm smash. As HBK went to kip up, Orton pulled a surprise roll up pin out of mid air for the win.
Orton made his way out of the ring, rubbing his jaw. HBK sold being frustrated and just generally upset over the loss in the ring. King and Cole talk about how the past two nights have been very frustrating for Shawn as he made his way backstage.
A good counter by Orton at the end to win the match. The two actually seemed to tell a story in the ring tonight and the match was pretty decent as a result. The way Shawn acted out at the end kind of hooks me in to find out what exactly is going to happen next.
More video from Survivor Series 1997, and the interview in which Vince says “Bret screwed Bret.” This is more set up for the confrontation later. Can they come up with something more unique when Bret is on? I have this memorized. Commercial break.
Coming back, we’re told it’s 55 days to go to WrestleMania, sponsored by SlimJim. I wonder, will Randy Savage make an appearance? Sights and sounds of Nashville are shown, and Mick Foley chasing down Jeff Jarrett is not one of them. King and Cole are talking about the frustrating and disappointing past 24 hours for Shawn Michaels and how his WrestleMania ambitions have been dealt a serious blow.
Ted DiBiase is backstage, and he crosses paths with Randy Orton. Ted apologizes for his actions last night. While he can’t speak for Cody he is sorry. Orton just glares at him, sort of shakes his head and walks away. Orton didn’t need to say a word in that spot to sell his frustration with Legacy. DiBiase just looks confused as Orton walks away.
Mark Henry is getting a shot to get in the Elimination Chamber match. This is interesting…I guess every match like this needs a big man. King makes a wisecrack that he might not fit in the pod. DiBiase is going to face Mark Henry. Cole and King talk about how DiBiase needs to be focused on this match and forget what just happened with Orton.
They lock up, and Henry flings Ted away like a rag doll. DiBiase tries a side headlock, but gets sent to the ropes and into a huge shoulder block. DiBiase ends up outside and regroups. When Henry tries to attack, DiBiase slams his arm into the ring post, then gets a drop toe hold into the steps. DiBiase pays attention to the count, getting in again on seven. Henry crawls back in the ring, and DiBiase continues to work on the arm and wrist. DiBiase tries to go for a top rope move but Henry catches him.
Before Henry can do anything with him, DiBiase slips out and yanks Henry’s arm across the top rope. DiBiase gets a single arm DDT on Henry, but Henry can’t kick out of the cover because of how his arm had been worked over. DiBiase will be in the Elimination Chamber match.
Hey, a non-Usual Suspect will be in a title match! It wasn’t pretty but it served its purpose. I suspect we will see continuation of the Orton-DiBiase storyline come Elimination Chamber.
One slot is left in the Elimination Chamber match, and it’s up for grabs between Kofi Kingston and Big Show. The two are shown in split screen warming up.
King and Cole were shown at the announce table, and they tell us about the loss of Jack Brisco. Lawler talked about how it was an honor to work with him and that he was a “great man and a gentleman.” They roll a video tribute package after that. The video recap doesn’t do justice for this man’s career, but it was well done. Condolences to the family of Jack Brisco, and may he rest in peace.
Commercial.
Backstage, Kelly Kelly and Gail Kim are talking, and Kelly is chattering about the upcoming Divas Title Match that Gail Kim has against Maryse. The ladies look like they’re ready to go out on the town and party up, so no women’s matches tonight. Maryse walks into the frame, and acts totally gracious and humble toward Gail Kim. She says the “Piggy James” fiasco on Smackdown is a disgrace to the women’s division. She got that part right. Maryse wants to have a great match and says something in French. Gail and Kelly look confused as Maryse walks away.
Big Show and Miz are in Shatner’s office chatting about their future plans, which included a shot at the Unified Tag Titles. In walks CM Punk and the SES. CM Punk said they got robbed of their shot at DX last Friday and they want their shot first. Miz told Punk to get lost and reminded Punk he’s not even on Raw.
Suddenly Shatner appears, in the “Raw Match Negotiator” parody of the Priceline commercials. He sets up a triple-threat tag championship match between CM Punk and Gallows, The Miz and Big Show, and DX for next Monday night. Everyone seems satisfied with that.
Shatner shills PriceLine.com and Wells Fargo into the camera and tries to get the entire group to do a freeze-frame shot, but the wrestlers all just walk away, leaving Shatner there.
Eh, it wasn’t must-see TV.
Triple H is trying to console Shawn Michaels after his loss to Orton. Shawn is staring at the ground while Triple H tells him he’s spiraling out of control. Triple H reminds HBK that “you are Mr. WrestleMania” and there’s lots of other guys he could beat on that stage. Michaels calmly looked up at Triple H and said “not for me” and walked away. Triple H looked frustrated.
The final Elimination Chamber match is up next, and Kofi Kingston is out first. King and Cole remind us that the last time Kofi was in an Elimination Chamber match, he got ambushed and never made it into the match officially. We’re told that The Cutting Edge will be back this Friday, and Edge’s first guest will be Undertaker. Commercial.
Back from the break, Big Show is on his way out. He has new T-shirts I see…they say “Go Big or Get Lost” on the back of them. Before the match starts, The Miz comes out to sit in on commentary. King is happy, since he’s on the Miz bandwagon.
They lock up, and Kofi gets some kicks in on Show but Show is just too strong. He returns some headbutts and some of those slaps to the chest with his huge hands. Show keeps going with the clubbing blows, and Miz is bragging about having all the gold and running Raw on commentary. Show goes for a boot but gets hung up in the ropes. Kofi drop kicks him off the ropes and onto the floor as they break to commerical.
Back from break, Big Show is fully in control of the match. In the break, Show hit a huge spear to take charge. Miz is looking rather smug on commentary and he says he’s got the biggest guy in the WWE on his side. King and Cole remind us that Miz won the impromptu US Title Match on Sunday at the Rumble. Meanwhile Kofi lands outside the ring and Miz gets up to taunt.
MVP shows up out of the crowd and attacks Miz. King is clearly on the Miz bandwagon as he complains about MVP sneaking up on Miz like that. The two brawl their way to the backstage area. Back in the ring, Kofi goes on the offense and gets Show down, and then lands the Boom Drop for two. Show is clearly dazed.
Kofi gets Show to the corner and lands some right hands, and then Show acts as if he got a thumb in his eye. Show goes for his knockout punch but Kofi ducks, and Show nets the referee instead.
Show realized what he did, and goes to check on the referee. He calls for another referee from the back, and the ref that came out disqualified Show for touching the official. King is pleading Big Show’s case as it was accidental, and they recap the sequence of events at the end of the match.
Show is pleading his case, and then yelling at fans “it was an accident!” as he left the arena. The referee was stretchered out to sell the punch angle.
I’d call that a back-door entrance to a title match. I feel for Kofi, as he went from having a decent program with Orton to having next to no momentum. This entire match was less than memorable.
Another video package from about a month ago, when Bret showed up on Raw for the first time in 12 years. We see him and Vince celebrating in the ring, and then the kick to the gut. Vince has got his strut on as they go to commercial.
Back from commercials, we’re told that it is definite that Kofi will receive the slot in the Elimination Chamber match. We also get some pictures around Nashville, and a full rundown of the six men in the Raw Elimination Chamber matchup.
Cole also tells us that NASCAR driver Carl Edwards will be hosting next week’s Raw and we’re reminded about the triple threat match for the Unified Tag Team titles.
Jerry Lawler is in the ring, and he is announcing Raw’s guest host, William Shatner. Shatner makes his way out with the Bella Twins and sort of randomly tackled Lawler. Cole said Shatner’s been a great guest host tonight. He only made one match and it was for next week, and otherwise he stayed out of the picture. I guess that’s a good definition. After the random tackle, Lawler and Shatner check on each other. Shatner says he had a good time tonight and he introduces Bret Hart.
Out comes Bret, sunglasses, jeans and a leather jacket. Is it me, or does it still seem surreal to see Bret Hart in the ring right now? He hits the ring and pumps up the crowd a little.
Hart gets on the mic and checked out the crowd. He said it was a little over a month ago he was here, and he’s had a month to think about things. He came here for all the right reasons. “12 years is a long time,” he said. Hart said he came here to make peace.
People told him he was crazy, even warned him, but he was a little too naive to maybe think he could really put it all behind him. Hart said he didn’t come here this time to make peace or make closure, but to talk to Vince McMahon face-to-face. He told Vince to get his ass down to the ring or he’ll come find him. Hart said he didn’t like to wait.
McMahon’s music hits, and he bounded out to the stage doing some kind of strange strut or dance. McMahon then made his usual “eight-pound grapefruits strut” to the ringside area while sneering at Hart. McMahon then entered the ring and sort of held to the corner as Hart slowly approached him. McMahon wanted to get a few things off his chest too.
He said he’s never regretted a thing he’s said or done to Hart. “Congratulations, that’s the first honest thing you’ve ever said to me,” Hart said. “Vince McMahon, you are the world’s greatest liar.” Hart said McMahon lied to him in Montreal and a few weeks ago. He said McMahon lied when he said he was like a father to him. “You couldn’t lace up my father’s jock strap,” Hart said. Hart then referenced Cena’s promo about McMahon being pathetic.
Is it me, or do I see Cena getting involved deeper in this storyline sooner than later?
Hart said he knows all about pathetic because eight years ago, he suffered a stroke and every day he thought about what it would take to walk across the room. He said he somehow found the courage to get past it. He said he remembered sitting in the wheelchair crying himself to sleep thinking he was pathetic and he was determined to get up and never feel pathetic for the rest of his life. Big pop from the crowd.
Hart said he came here to WWE for all the right reasons. He offered McMahon his hand and he kicked him in the gut making him feel pathetic. “I’ve got a problem with that.” Hart said he worked his butt off for McMahon for 14 years and he always said someday Vince McMahon will appreciate it. Hart said it took 20 years for him to build up a reputation that McMahon tore down in three minutes.
He referenced McMahon’s line about Hart was like chewing gum that had lost its flavor. He said this stick of chewing gum has just enough flavor to kick his ass right here, right now. Big pop and a Bret chant starts, because the crowd wants to see that.
McMahon then said he wants to be honest too. Vince ran through all of Bret’s nicknames, and ended with “What a crock!” McMahon did his classic heel voice. He said there’s one other and that was up in Canada when he was recognized as a Canadian hero. McMahon made a face, and went on, “You’re not a hero to anyone.” Vince definitely in the heel role as the crowd booed him out of the building.
McMahon said he wasn’t done. He said he has no idea what the people see in Hart. McMahon said the people revere him, but he thinks Hart is pathetic. “You absolutely zero personality,” McMahon said. Vince said if it weren’t for guys like Shawn Michaels, Mr. Perfect, and Steve Austin, Bret would always have been lost in the mid-card.
McMahon said Hart has no charisma, no command over the English language, that sour-face look, “stringy, crappy hair,” he’s dressed like a hobo, and Hart deserves to be screwed. The fans booed as Hart took all this in.
McMahon had one more thing to say. Last time they were face-to-face, he was willing to nominate Stu Hart for the Hall of Fame, but he re-thought it and that’s not going to happen because he doesn’t deserve it. Hart had enough and landed a kick to the gut before tackling McMahon to the ground.
Cole did not sell this at all, as this was a huge point in the angle. Hart landed some punches, then went to lock McMahon in the Sharpshooter. The crowd is going nuts for this, even though Hart had a bit of a problem applying the hold. Batista then stormed the ring and attacked Hart from behind. It looked to me like Bret didn’t sell Batista’s shots all that well.
Batista then put Hart on the mat and set him up for McMahon, who put on a bit of a show before spitting in Hart’s face. Yet another Survivor Series 1997 moment, just in reverse this time. Hart closed his eyes as his hair covered his face with Batista still holding him up.
The crowd was clearly chanting “Cena, Cena” and you can almost see what’s coming now, or at least to a point. The show ends with McMahon walking off smug and pleased with himself as Hart slumped in Batista’s arms as the fallen hero.
I’m starting to sense an angle here that involves Cena and Batista. Would it be a tag match, or would it be a “representative” match? It’s too early to tell that, but there’s definitely involvement from Cena and Batista coming in this angle. Hart and McMahon delivered well tonight I thought, and it keeps interest for whatever is coming next.
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A 37 year old engineer by day that enjoys writing on the side. I go back a lot of years in pro wrestling, from the old NWA/WCW days and the 80's WWF up til today with TNA, WWE, and occasionally some of the other independent federations. Primarily my scene here will be TNA, but expect a little bit of everything in terms of opinions and recaps in the world of pro wrestling from me.
This was a very god Raw. We had solid matches from top to bottom. The Bret Hart skit was well done, but I think Bret needs to work out some of his ring rust lol.